B.J. Reed

retired from position as Sr Vice Chancellor at Nebraska-Omaha

[B.J. Reed @breed88]

Maggie Habberman's Confidence Man described in her book put in the White House explains it all

[David Frum @davidfrum]

More evidence of insider trading based on abuse of power and breach of duty

[B.J. Reed @breed88]

you take a crooked businessman (Read Confidence Man by Maggie Habberman to understand the background) and you put him in the most powerful position in the world and this is what you get.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

When the state owns the means of production, we generally call that communism.

I personally do not think that communism is very American.

[B.J. Reed @breed88]

So she should pay attention to how a real regulated militia is key the 2nd amendment - originalist is smoke screen for doing what we want when it suits are political views

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

I’m an ACB fan of the Supreme Court. She is all about the originalist interpretation of the Constitution, precedence and the law. If you don’t like her rulings, then pass legislation or an amendment to the Constitution. She interprets law, not polling.

[B.J. Reed @breed88]

@AzPetrich Exactly the point i made earlier today - originalist my behind

[Dr. Ali Khan @DrAliSKhan]

Ocean surface temperatures hit record high as world enters ‘uncharted territory,’ from manmade global warming. And yes, the climate always changes, but human civilisation depends on a narrow range...
https://t.co/wSRqXOamIX

[B.J. Reed @breed88]

@aitkendm @RealUCBfosho I believe that but hard to prove

[B.J. Reed @breed88]

Except it is not true according to Chat GPT

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

CC: @bariweiss

[B.J. Reed @breed88]

@adrianmckinty @JonBKlein I must admit I had Easter egg on my face for missing that one

[B.J. Reed @breed88]

Chat GPT says BS So, if your question is specifically whether Nebraska’s unemployment has skyrocketed because of the higher required wage levels, the answer is no. The state’s unemployment rate has remained around 3%, which is still low by historical standards.

[Charles W. Herbster @CWHerbster]

Nebraska’s experiment with a forced $15 minimum wage is already hurting the starting workers who need opportunities most. As Nebraska's Attorney General sues Lincoln over an ordinance to push the youth wage up to $15 (overriding the $13.50 teen-entry carve‑out), new Employment

Policies Institute data show Nebraska’s teen unemployment has surged 146% since May 2023 - from 3.81% to 9.35%. When labor costs jump this fast, employers don’t just raise prices - they cut entry‑level roles, shorten hours, and accelerate automation (self‑checkout, kiosks). Teens and seasonal workers feel it first.

Compare that to neighboring Iowa, which still follows the federal $7.25 minimum. With a lower wage floor, Iowa employers face less immediate pressure to replace low‑wage jobs with machines and have more room to keep entry‑level and seasonal positions open - meaning fewer disruptions for teenagers trying to get that first job.

If we want higher pay without wiping out on‑ramps to work, Nebraska should keep reasonable youth wage exemptions, protect seasonal hiring, and invest in training - so teens can build skills instead of being sidelined by automation.

[B.J. Reed @breed88]

Congrats to all four

[Omaha Hockey @OmahaHKY]

📰 | 4️⃣ Mavericks were named @AHCAHockey All-American Scholars for the 2025-26 academic year📚

#ForThe402

https://t.co/SVKXj2CMqw

[Norman Ornstein @NormOrnstein]

The unchecked pardon power is catastrophic. What the Court has done to give him overall unchecked power is even worse.

[Steve Schmidt @SteveSchmidtSES]

This is grotesque and un-American. 11 stars represents the Confederate States of America, not the United States of America.

[B.J. Reed @breed88]

@aitkendm @RealUCBfosho James Q Wilson a conservative political scientist wrote a book called bureaucracy in the late 80s in that book. He pointed out that the military struggles when it’s not at war or whatever we call it these days. The goal is to defeat the enemy when you are not, it’s complicated

[Trump Lie Tracker (Commentary Account) @MAGALieTracker]

BREAKING: Bombshell new reporting from CNBC reveals that Trump bought millions in Axon stock just two weeks before ICE sought a $220,000,000 deal to buy tasers from Axon.

This raises serious questions about insider trading as Trump continues to profit off of the presidency.

[Steve Rattner @SteveRattner]

PCE inflation — the gauge behind the Fed's 2% target — has climbed to 4.1%, its highest since the spring of 2023.

Ending the Iran War and reopening the Strait of Hormuz will be necessary to get it back down.

[B.J. Reed @breed88]

@OmahaSB @desareecuevas You will love being a Maverick!!

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

The numbers are in, and they are devastating.

5,000,000 Americans have dropped their Affordable Care Act coverage.

Here’s why.

Premiums on these plans doubled, on average, from last year to this one.

Deductibles hit a record high.

And families who were getting by suddenly found a monthly bill they simply could not pay. 

So they did the only thing they could. They gave up the coverage they needed. And it did not have to be this way.

The reason costs exploded is that Trump and Republicans in Congress let the tax credits that kept these plans affordable expire. We fought to extend them.

We warned, for months, exactly what would happen if those credits went away.

Republicans pushed their agenda through anyway, in their Big Ugly Bill, and chose tax breaks for billionaires over keeping a working family’s doctor visit within reach.

Now look at how they’re trying to spin it.

The administration wants you to believe this drop is about fraud. That’s nonsense and they know it. Independent health policy experts have looked at the data and reached the same conclusion. People did not disappear because of some crackdown. They disappeared because they could not afford the bill anymore.

When you double someone’s premium, they drop the plan.

This is not complicated.

It is as cruel and cynical as it gets. And the people who did this are going to answer for it.
https://t.co/CwISEGTPIk

[GBC @GBC_Press]

🚨 BREAKING:

​Trump's sons have become partners in a Kazakh mining company.

​Right after the company secured a $1.6 billion government contract in the United States!

​Are we enjoying this now, America?

[Moe Davis (U.S. Air Force, Retired) @ColMoeDavis]

Here’s an in-depth New York Times article on how Trump, his family, and his cronies are abusing their government power to line their pockets and using billions of your tax dollars to facilitate their grifting. Note that the $8.9 billion in federal money going to the 14 Trump and Lutnick companies is equal to the entire amount of federal assistance Western North Carolina has received for Hurricane Helene recovery.

Rampant corruption in plain sight . . . and Republicans see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil.

Here’s an excerpt from the article and a free link to the entire piece:

“Ahead of the deal, the Trump administration approved preliminary applications for as much as $1.6 billion in federal financing for the American company, now called Kaz Resources, which plans to break ground on the project in rural Kazakhstan.

It was not only Mr. Trump and Mr. Lutnick who saw an opportunity.

Their sons were soon doing business with partners in a deal that their fathers were negotiating, continuing a pattern of self-enrichment in the second Trump administration that has few precedents in American history.”

. . . . .

“One or both families have financial ties to at least 14 companies that are actively working with the federal government on critical mining deals, including the Kazakhstan project, according to federal filings examined by The New York Times.

All 14 of these companies have either benefited directly from offers of financial assistance from the Trump administration, or have pending permit applications before the Commerce Department, which Mr. Lutnick oversees, The Times found. The total amount of federal funding that the Trump administration has provided or is considering providing to the companies exceeds $8.9 billion, according to public statements by the companies and federal government.”

https://t.co/HvoK9qva0H